Paul Pressler, an influential former Texas judge who spearheaded a movement to shift the Southern Baptist Convention in a conservative direction, has died at the age of 94. In 2017, a civil lawsuit accused Pressler of sexually abusing boys and men, including one of his Bible study students, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. […]
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Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who was accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94
HOUSTON (AP) — Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexually abusing boys and young men and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died. He was 94. Pressler’s death, which happened on June 7, was announced in an obituary posted online by Geo. H. Lewis and […]
Paul Pressler, who led conservative SBC push and later faced abuse allegations, dies at 94
Paul Pressler, a former Texas judge who altered the Southern Baptist Convention twice, first when he led a fundamentalist takeover of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and second when he faced sexual abuse allegations, has died at 94. Pressler, who died June 7, was a symbol for both the Religious Right’s marriage with Republican politics, […]
Paul Pressler, who led conservative SBC push and later faced abuse allegations, dies at 94
Paul Pressler, a former Texas judge who altered the Southern Baptist Convention twice, first when he led a fundamentalist takeover of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and second when he faced sexual abuse allegations, has died at 94. Pressler, who died June 7, was a symbol for both the Religious Right’s marriage with Republican politics, […]
Paul Pressler, who led conservative SBC push and later faced abuse allegations, dies at 94
Paul Pressler, a former Texas judge who altered the Southern Baptist Convention twice, first when he led a fundamentalist takeover of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and second when he faced sexual abuse allegations, died June 7. He was 94. Pressler was a symbol for both the Religious Right’s marriage with Republican politics, then of […]
Paul Pressler, a former Southern Baptist leader accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94
Paul Pressler, the monumental Southern Baptist leader and Republican activist at the center of a massive sex abuse scandal, died on June 7. He was 94. It’s unclear what Pressler’s cause of death was, but a funeral service was held for him Saturday in Houston. Pressler was one of the most influential, if lesser-known, evangelical […]